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SPU Volleyball Reaches New All-Time High, Ranked 14th Nationally
October 16, 2006

SEATTLE (Oct. 16) Reaching a new all-time high, Seattle Pacific University is now No. 14 in the CSTV/AVCA volleyball rankings for NCAA Division II.

The Falcons (20-2) moved up one spot after extending their win streak to 14 matches, including a home victory over No. 22 Central Washington. SPU hosts Saint Martin's Saturday.

Missouri's Truman State collected 26 of 36 first-place votes. Cal State San Bernardino is the top team from the Pacific at No. 3, and the Coyotes are one of three remaining unbeatens.

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	Total Points	Record	Last Week
1	Truman State (MO) (26)	876	27-1	1
2	Tampa (3)	846	22-1	2
3	Cal State-San Bernardino (3)	817	20-0	3
4	Hillsdale (4)	802	23-0	4
5	Minnesota Duluth	748	22-2	5
6	Grand Valley State	721	20-2	6
7	Concordia-St. Paul	700	25-2	7
8	Florida Southern	638	23-3	8
9	BYU-Hawai'i	630	16-0	9
10	Florida Gulf Coast	579	22-2	10
11	Central Missouri	546	22-3	11
12	UC San Diego	493	17-2	14
13	Chico State	440	16-3	13
14	Seattle Pacific	432	20-2	15
15	Washburn	379	22-5	12
16	Rockhurst	343	21-2	16
17	SIU-Edwardsville	333	21-4	17
18	North Alabama	275	22-5	19
19	Cal State-L.A.	269	14-5	18
20	Nebraska-Omaha	195	16-6	20
21	Southwest Minnesota State	172	23-5	22
22	Central Washington	143	16-5	21
23	West Texas A&M	133	23-3	24
24	Wayne State (Neb.)	61	22-5	23
25	Findlay	36	17-6	NR